SupaBrother, The Godfather RIP
I searched through a lot of clips to find the one I wanted to memorialize Augusta, GA’s own native son, James Brown. This is what I went with: maybe it’s the ’stash, maybe the congas, perhaps the shirtless horn section, maybe just the obviosity of how much more SOUL meant in ‘74.
The funkiest tune to ever justify child abuse, I’m telling ya. Here’s what I assume will be the overplayed one where he’s so stoned on the TV show with that LA talking head; hilarious I assure you, if you haven’t seen it yet. If you hang around ’til the end of the ‘74 clip you’ll get a piece of that classic Soul Train animation of the engine, chugging along, superimposed over the buildings…..
Sweet stache. Let’s hear it for the jacket n’ shirtless horn section.